Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens 2016

Scores

94 / 100

""Notes of dark wild berries, licorice, baking chocolate, rich soil tones and black truffles introduce the 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens, a medium to full-bodied wine that's broader and more enveloping than this year's Epenots, with a muscular chassis of powdery tannins, fine concentration, lively acids and good length on the finish. It's less dramatic than the 2015 rendition but may well be just as good in the fullness of time.""
- The Wine Advocate

94 / 100

""The Rugiens is extremely promising this year, its bouquet rich and brooding, featuring aromas of spice, wild berries, game bird and rich soil. The wine is firmer and more concentrated than the Epénots, with a taut, tense chassis of fine tannins and superb depth and intensity. This should blossom beautifully with bottle age. Drinking Window 2026 - 2045""
- Decanter

93 / 100

""Here too the wood treatment is reasonably subtle though by no means invisible on the wonderfully fresh and broad-ranging aromas of red cherry, currant, violet and lavender. The middle weight flavors are not quite as concentrated as those of the Epenots but they compensate by being more precise, mineral-driven and powerful, all wrapped in a firm and serious but not particularly austere finish that delivers sneaky good length. This is a classic Rugiens and built like one as well. 2028+”"
- Allen Meadows

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